{"id":81697,"date":"2025-11-05T12:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=81697"},"modified":"2025-11-04T23:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:04:18","slug":"samsung-tv-plus-and-v10-entertainment-set-to-launch-americas-funniest-home-videos-first-fast-channel-with-alfonso-ribeiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-tv-plus-v10-entertainment-launch-americas-funniest-home-videos-first-fast-channel-alfonso-ribeiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung TV Plus and V10 Entertainment Set to Launch America\u2019s Funniest Home Videos\u2019 First FAST Channel with Alfonso Ribeiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsungtvplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung TV Plus<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s largest streaming services, and V10 Entertainment, a private equity-backed media company, have teamed up to launch the first-ever dedicated FAST channel for <em>America\u2019s Funniest Home Videos<\/em> hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, set to debut later this year. The <em>AFV with Alfonso Ribeiro<\/em> channel on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsungtvplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung TV Plus<\/a> will showcase more than 200 episodes from the ten most recent seasons of <em>AFV<\/em> hosted by Ribeiro, streaming exclusively across the domestic FAST market. Beginning in 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsungtvplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung TV Plus<\/a> will also offer in-season episodes from the current broadcast run on ABC, where <em>AFV <\/em>airs Sundays at 7PM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership brings <em>AFV<\/em>\u2019s timeless comedy to a new generation of viewers while honoring its legacy,\u201d said Carter Skeath, President of V10 Entertainment. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsungtvplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung TV Plus<\/a>. Their reach, explosive growth, and track record of seeking and amplifying best in class brands, ensures the laughs will keep rolling across a new generation of fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsungtvplus.com\/\" title=\"Samsung TV Plus\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05165224\/Samsung-TV-Plus-NWSRM-Module-2025.png\" alt=\"Samsung TV Plus\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>This historic deal marks <em>AFV<\/em>\u2019s first major FAST deployment and reinforces its legacy as one of television\u2019s longest-running franchises. With its cross-generational appeal and brand-safe comedy, <em>AFV<\/em> thrives in ad-supported environments and remains a cultural touchstone. The series continues its linear success as a Sunday night staple on ABC, entering its 36th season this October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor more than three decades, <em>America\u2019s Funniest Home Videos<\/em> has kept audiences laughing, and we\u2019re proud to be the exclusive home of its first-ever FAST channel hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro,\u201d said Salek Brodsky, Senior Vice President and Global Head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsungtvplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung TV Plus<\/a>. \u201cRibeiro\u2019s episodes celebrate the everyday moments and lighthearted humor that make <em>AFV<\/em> such an enduring favorite.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-tv-plus-spotify-launch-exclusive-ringer-channel-spotifys-first-fast-offering\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04232013\/Press-Image-1-268x178.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung TV Plus and Spotify Launch Exclusive \u2018The Ringer\u2019 Channel as Spotify\u2019s First FAST Offering\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">TV &amp; Audio<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Samsung TV Plus and Spotify Launch Exclusive \u2018The Ringer\u2019 Channel as Spotify\u2019s First FAST Offering<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exclusive AFV with Alfonso Ribeiro channel will bring in-season episodes to Samsung TV Plus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":81772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29718,29728],"tags":[30132,766,22167,125],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-81697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product","category-product-home-entertainment-tv-home-theaters","tag-fast","tag-home-entertainment","tag-samsung-tv-plus","tag-television-tv"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/04230400\/aribiero-200x200.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/04230400\/aribiero-432x286.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":29728,"name":"TV &amp; Home Theaters","slug":"product-home-entertainment-tv-home-theaters","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29728,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29727,"count":323,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-home-entertainment\/product-home-entertainment-tv-home-theaters\/","term_path":"product\/product-home-entertainment\/product-home-entertainment-tv-home-theaters"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81697"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81773,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81697\/revisions\/81773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81697"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=81697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}